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The Memphis Grizzlies called their woeful performance against San Antonio in the opener of the Western Conference finals an aberration. It wasn't their brand of basketball, they said. Things would change, they insisted.It was all talk for much of Game 2 on Tuesday night — until the Grizzlies looked like their old selves, forcing overtime with a furious fourth-quarter rally.Ultimately, it fell short.Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Grizzlies 93-89 for a 2-0 series lead.Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis, where the Grizzlies are 5-0 this postseason."Well, I can be comfortable with the team," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "We lost, we're down 0-2, but we played like us again. We just have to find a way to score earlier so they don't get out on us as far as they did and we have to battle back. But we battl...
All it took was one shot from Manu Ginobili to undo Stephen Curry's monstrous performance.Ginobili hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1.2 seconds left in the se...
Manu Ginobili's play in the final 50 seconds was almost too much for Gregg Popovich to handle. Then again, the Spurs' coach is used to his veteran guard's free-wheel...
The San Antonio Spurs reclaimed the home-court advantage with a Game 3 victory and will try to take command of the series Sunday afternoon when they meet the Golden ...
When the Memphis Grizzlies continue their unheralded postseason journey in the Western Conference Finals, they'll be facing a bear of a task in the San Antonio Spurs...
The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.Now the M...
Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State's Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday n...
Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs are headed back to the Western Conference finals for the second straight season and for the eighth time in the past 15 years.Dun...
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that ha...
Although the Kansas Jayhawks lost all five starters from their impressive 2012-13 squad, they seem to be the heavy favorite to collect a 10th consecutive Big 12 Conf...
San Antonio stifled the Splash Brothers and Tony Parker carried the load for the Spurs in a dominant second half.Parker tallied 16 of his 25 points in the second hal...
The San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors head back to Alamo City for a crucial Game 5 Tuesday night with the Western Conference semifinal series knotted 2-2.T...
The Golden State Warriors outshot, outrebounded and outplayed the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal but left Texas with ...
Despite uncharacteristically losing their way for a critical time, the San Antonio Spurs regained their championship form when it mattered most to put the Memphis Gr...
If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute.The Spurs have been here before and don't fee...
The Memphis Grizzlies have lost the opener in each round of this year's playoffs, but not like this.Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, and the San Antonio S...
Mike Conley wouldn't let Zach Randolph take the blame for the Memphis Grizzlies' blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.No one on either team expect...
The San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies are familiar playoff rivals.It was just two years ago when the Grizzlies became the third No. 8 seed in NBA playoff histo...
The San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies will battle for the Western Conference title, starting with Game 1 Sunday afternoon at the AT&T Center.The two teams spli...
From start to finish, the veteran-laden San Antonio Spurs played with the confidence of a team in search of its fifth NBA championship.Tony Parker tallied 20 points ...